Dumping apparatus for stokers



Ffh-MNHN. DUMPINQ APPARATUS FOR soKERs.

APPLICATION FlLED DEC. 2,7, 1918.

moved seele/siro" fiom torio?, Woei-hef 'ol moie'ffylisdei their psibsoe connected wim 25, since ibis woiiid 'depeii "upm dimensions of qoied; i

'heoyiindei' iihisreefi is, po'vicie. Wih @enduit 30 commet-eci 'to a, source u reader pressuefiiiougii e'pipe. 3Q, iii which is mouied a three-wey @ook whereby iie iow of motive vuij ao sied, fiom eine' fiom', eiid of said cylinder msj,v be eoiifoiiee iii exhaust' pipeA 31 eomieoted ilo the ejfine st'suci e'point adjacent iis Teef" eine; io be 'uncovered by iie isiioii. oi' moi-ive Huid esil piston 'mi noem position We eine Stoker ml ehe 'Work silovm5 to e, su'iiei-em sistemi; to swing; ehe plaie 'iii upweiiy tiiiougi?. sii siiiiioiem so cause is inner oir 'ire-ei edge eo cui, Hoe 'Weii 'i onyoiiiiiies edileing o2? 'lie movable meiske?? oif wee-teli fmoegii o 13o fh iai/er iik@ *die sii In, beyond @the side 'wail 2 on? iie boiler-setting where ii. has aeened. to :in emi 4() connected. through a. link -o e., ooiitoiiing iever 90'. This leiste? is uiorume oosiiiei'y euch posieion time may be meoipuisteci by on opeiooi when iniie'e/ei :is standing in i 'position such, tha-- 4be may e able so e eroine eine iiieiioi' of the szo'iieif through the dow oi opening The iniie oi fem' edge o the dump-ing piee is ieietiveiy sharp whe-.Ye it extends adjacent the bridge weil?. amd the opeietiiig mechanism is so ciesigned @not seid 'piero moy swing upon the shefe M shove its Xioime position illust-mimi Wii'hout dumping the ashes eeie by it, es Weil as swing domi imo a subsenijiaiiy vendesi or seepiy noiioeci positioii in which fthe ashes sie oisoiiorged imo the upi?, 19A il,

'Under eoi'eions of: ojoesfetion ashes and oiinkers me" ilowe. coieet upon the plate 13 unti s predetermined 'quantity 'has accumulated, at 'which time ehe operator, by swinging the free end of fthe lever QG towelthe vertical, so tuins the veive o11 Acock. Y35 that the motive Huid is admitte the from; encioirthe cylinder 21. The resulting move ment of the piston 3i is comparatively sudden and violent, causing' the dumping piee to be swung upwsdlly, it being noiosi 'iiet 4the oonduiti e'nters'the cylinder et such o point that a, sufiioieni voiume of compressed 'air or steam 'is trapped at his resi end to pi'operly cushion soirpieou et tliie end of such iearwoi'o' ino'veiient.

This upwsi'o swinging of fiumping plate not only from the egsoeot face of ehe bi'ioge Weill. any oiinizeis o1' 'eeigee which may have fused tieieo but very efecmeiiy shakes up eine moss upon it so as obseive the iesuies Y img' schon of the dumping; piste es Weil as eo insure 'iioiomgii oombustioo o." any descsbed any desie imm-hef of. imes so Lip-io ieqiiiied extent When is lesizeo to dump esiies sooumuie ed on, the pie/ee 1.3, ehe ievei 90a is oove .imweroiy from the posiuion shown, time tiiioiigii the 'nii i9 and ein; 155, swing?,- iigj iie @owl mso iis recess in the bridge Weil, Wiiei-eopoo izi'ie' dumping plete is aiioweci {si} foy vrai/ity into vertlezd position so @om it dieciieiges the ifm/ofthe osi; s" Th 'fier ehe forward movement o iie position shown mi mies ii'siive ibifi eo iie 'i''oiit end of the eyioei and @mises ehe piste 1.3 to be iaisec to of: above fiile position shown, whereupon by means of Adie iev/er QCP the pawi l@ is swung oui; into position o support said pio'ize.

@Vieh i'ie srongement shown the operator is i'ius ensoied io eonvenieniy @suse opera,- ion 'iie heavy dumping mechanism requiie in erge capacity iuneoes sind may of the shaking; and cuties discharge of the ashes' into the pit.

The etsii oonsruoioii of the dumping po'e is of @ourse immatei'isi siiioe it may be pefomteoi im some instances and in oiiei' cases may se impeifom'e. bvousiy aiso the esii mounting and arrangement of the piste may eiso be Wideiy varie@ 'Without depaszing imm my invention which has to do more peeieusy Wih ehe mee-ns foi' ocioso ing en@ governing the position o the plete es weli es Wi ehe almngerrieot of the oorbtioiiing device Wheiehy the resuits of the @pension may be coiiveoiently observed.

i claim:

1. The oombinstion in en undereed Stoker of ari inclined grate; 'a dumping plate et the iowerend of said grate; power operated meeha'nsm for moving thev piste independently of eine giefe a hanc'i operated member for oontijoilng? seid. mechanism; and a manuaiiy eonsioiied evice indepeuent of the power opeie mechanism for norinaliy retaining the piee in so ash carrying' position and opeistife fo ieeise seid pise when it is desired to iam-p the ashes fieieon. I

2. The combination in o Stoker of e, grate; e fiumpng plete; a, pe'wi n'ormely supporting said piste in an ssh feminin position; a. power scuaeed device operative .yiiiidependone of ssifi pew for swinging esiti plete above its normal position to shake up the ashes thereon withoutlninpi'ngg them; with ineane for \\'il'l1 lrawing the pawl ron'i its plate supporting position when il; is desired to (lmnp the ashes.

3. The combination in a Stoker of a grate; a illnnpinl;l plate n'zonnled adjaeem thereto; a movable element normally Supporting said plate n an ash ietaining;r position; power 0perateil ineans'loiI swinging saiilplate, eonneeted thereto independently of elle supporting eleinen; and eonti'olling meinbeis for ille plate supporting element and Said plate swinging means respectively.

The eombimiiinn in a Stoker of a lumping plate; a pawl normally supporting seid plate in an asl] carrying posiiion; a fluid motor for operaiingg lie plate; motor controlling means including a manually7 actu-- alieil member; and, a xneinber operatively connected to lne pawl iinlepenclenely nf said controllingA menne for aetna'ing il a will.

5. 'lbe eon'ibination in a Solier ol' a ginie; a dumping plate monneil adjacent libe limer enil ol said grate; an inelosingr Settling having a window adjacent one enil oi said plate; means for swinging tbe plate; a member ex lending mljaeent Said Window for controlling the opel'aion ol tlie plate Swinging means; with a manually controlled device inllepeinlent oi' tbe plate swinging means and also znljaeeni` the window for noi'nially maintaining Said plate in'i'ts asli supporting" posiuon.

(Lillie combination in a Stoker of en inclined grate; a. dumping plate hinged adjacent tbe lower end of seid grate; a member monnied to engage and normally support the ieepeilge of the plate;power opeiaecl means for swinging the plate; an operating device connected to raise said plate .from a dumping to its normal poeition; and independeriev means for moving the supporting member into and out of its operative pesition. Y

7. The Combination in an nnelereed Stoker of an inelined grate; 'a substantially vertical 'Wfillspaeed away from the loweil end of Said ginie; clumningr plate hinged adjacent tbe lower enel of the gi'ate having a cutting edge movable in tbe are of a cirole substantially tangent to the vertical lfaee of said Wall;

,asli earl-ying porting element; willi adjacent tunning plete e 'to Vfoieibly entelinleis from :lie wall Willi e manuell?,T Operaiive member nei'malysupporting elle plate in an position and movable 'ino a eavity in the, Wall to .release the plate 8. The eonibinatiilin ina eloi-:ei ef a gra-te; a dumping plate mounted adjacent seid. ginie; a movable e nent normally suppone ing' ille plate in an ash i'eaining p'ositinn; power opfeia'eiilj Ineens :for swinging 'the plate to ag'iae the material iliexeon and Connected liei'eo independently nl lie snpfnamiall7 opezaive nienibezfel for governing lie opera-- lionv ol' lie plaieSupporting elenienf: and said swii'iging meane ieepeeively.

9. The eonibinaion in a Stoller olf a vert? nal wall lia fing' a favilzy Miei-ein: an incline@ grate; a ilnnipinff plaie nionnueil lo on a lioiizconial adjaeenlz lle lewin emi oi" saiil gi'ale; power operaieil mechanism for ,ezii'i`i-iglni 'lille plaie; a pawl niovab.' the eavi'y in jiie Wall andV noia l' ing the plate in an ash retaining g with 'n'o foaxially Snpioilerb manually eiatii'e ineinbei's loi' iespeeliv'lv eoninlling the pawl and tbe pow@ opi teil means.

lll). The eninbinafion in en. i ol' an in* elineil grain; a laii Ae web; a ilninpingplae piioally .monnlgef )sillon t nmrnally l in a, support a lilofly olI aeli beiween Seifl wall anal elle grate; Wiel; a power aetnaeel (lei/ice inabiding nieane` oiiiera'ive te i'aiee said plaie to is noiinal asl; .eintipniiing position and also to cause it lie saving above enen peeition te break up elinkeis.

ll, The eombinaiien in a Stoke' olf an in elineil gfiale; a bridge well; a dumping; plante pivotallynioiniefl in posiliion so noi'nally support a bod;Y of ash between said wall anal the grate; a power operating device ennneeteil lo eaiil plate; and-eontrolling means for saiil ileviee operative lio the plete o be swung' above its normal asn eeiyinig position lo ent elinliei's li'oin tbe bridge We l and also lo canse Seial plate 'to .move n an ash-ilinnpinle` poeilien io ies nnimel asli polling position.

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